faith leadership

Meryl J. Chertoff’s Reflections and Remarks from “Religion and Society: The First Decade”

Meryl Justin Chertoff reflects on the last decade and what the future might hold for the Religion & Society Program.

October 20, 2022

We Must Diversify Chaplaincy and Religious Leadership

Inclusion requires more than signaling and symbolic gestures.

June 1, 2022
Group of people praying

What Lies at the Intersection of Faith and the Environment

Why do religious people care about the environment? What significance does it play in their faith?

April 20, 2022
Hindu devotee doing morning prayer by the river Ganges

Creating Space for Better Arguments in a Faith Community

Helga Penner shares how she applied the Better Arguments framework to her church community in Baltimore.

April 7, 2022
Church community in conversation

Reflections on the Role of Religion in Society: Brie Loskota

What is possible if we start to identify each other as co-creators of an America that was more religiously plural?

February 1, 2022

Reflections on the Role of Religion in Society: Nikhil Mandalaparthy

How do we get faith leaders, nonprofit executives, community organizers, academics, and philanthropic leaders in the same room?

January 27, 2022
Interfaith meeting

Reflections on the Role of Religion in Society: Nina Fernando

How can we move beyond mere tolerance of our differences to building solidarity with one another despite them?

January 26, 2022

Reflections on the Role of Religion in Society: Meryl Chertoff

Religion holds a central place in American life as a force for positive change and love.

January 24, 2022
Jewish scripture being read

Chaplaincy Is Ministry That Meets People Where They Are

Learning to operate and serve in a pluralistic and diverse context is central to the work of chaplains.

November 22, 2021